Best mesothelioma law firms

A burgeoning technology with unlimited potential and uncertain risks is prompting some lawyers to think small.Very, very small.The focus of their attention is nanotechnology, the science of working with particles of such minuscule size that they cannot even be seen through the most powerful conventional microscopes.“The legal profession needs to be very mindful of the legal obligations that arise because of this technology,” says Lynn L. Bergeson, the managing director at Bergeson & Campbell in Washington, D.C., and chair of the Pesticides, Chemical Regulation and Right-to-Know Committee in the ABA Section of Environ­ment, Energy and Re­sources. “Some say nano is the wild, wild West out there, but nothing could be further from the truth.”The National Nano­technology Initiative, a coalition of federal entities formed in 2001 to coordinate the government’s research and development in the field, defines nanotechnology as the … [Read more...] about The Good, the Bad, and the Tiny

It was a Perry Mason moment.The witness, an old man dying of lung cancer, had just finished telling the jury why he could be so sure that Kent was the brand of cigarette he had switched to as a young man almost a half century earlier.The man was the plaintiff in a closely watched 1995 product liability suit against the tobacco industry. He had been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare but deadly form of lung cancer caused primarily by exposure to asbestos. And he blamed his disease on a filter containing asbestos used in Kent cigarettes over a four-year period in the mid-1950s.The witness said he took up smoking during World War II and that he clearly remembered switching from an unfiltered brand to Kent shortly after it came on the market in the spring of 1952.Since there was no evidence to support his testimony, his credibility was key.It was an important time in his life, he told the jury on direct examination. He had just finished school in Kansas and gotten a job as a clinical … [Read more...] about Shook Hardy Smokes ‘Em

Asbestos litigation will continue for decades, and it will ensnare more companies along the way. Three facts prove these points: (1) the peak year for importation of asbestos into the United States was 1973; (2) the latency period for mesothelioma is 20-50 years; and (3) about 70 companies have gone bankrupt because of asbestos litigation, leading plaintiffs’ lawyers to find new defendants to sue. Fortunately, a new or low-profile defendant is not condemned to follow the path to bankruptcy. There are several measures a company can employ to manage the business problem of asbestos litigation. ControlPerhaps the most important step a company can take in defending itself in asbestos litigation is to create a centralized program to control its defense. The most important features in any such program are who runs it and who doesn’t. Almost every defendant should have some sort of national coordinating counsel who is experienced in asbestos litigation. … [Read more...] about The Scarlet Letter: Asbestos Litigation for the New or Low-Profile Defendant

individual judges and what their histories and tendencies are, so that lawyers will be able to make more informed decisions regarding litigation strategy. But what about entire jurisdictions, court systems or pools of judges?Ravel Law believes that it has addressed those questions. On Monday, the San Francisco-based company launched Court Analytics, a comprehensive analytical tool that covers more than 400 federal and state courts. According to the press release, Court Analytics allows users to search through a jurisdiction, filtering out over 90 types of motions and topics. The tool analyzes case outcomes, language patterns and citation history, among other things, to give practitioners insight as to how courts and judges throughout a jurisdiction have ruled on certain types of motions or cases in the past. The tool also highlights the most-cited precedents and cases within a jurisdiction.According to co-founder and CEO Daniel Lewis, Ravel’s customers and clients had been … [Read more...] about Ravel Law launches analytics tool for entire court systems and jurisdictions

Legal marketing can be a challenge, but it also comes with numerous opportunities. Jim Matsoukas from Pierce Atwood, LLP talks about a variety of marketing tactics in this podcast. Learn about what works, what doesn’t work, and how to use these tactics for your firm.John McDougall: Hi, I’m John McDougall and welcome to the Legal Marketing Review Show on National Law Review. Today my guest is Jim Matsoukas, CMO and Director of Business Development at the Law Office of Pierce Atwood. Welcome, Jim.Jim Matsoukas: How are you doing, John?Legal Marketing Challenges for 2016John: Really good. So what are some of your biggest legal marketing challenges for 2016? Jim: That’s a good question. I think one definite challenge is actually a challenge and an opportunity. [We need to] be smarter about how we go about marketing ourselves digitally and making our … [Read more...] about 2016 Legal Marketing Challenges Opportunities – Jim Matsoukas [PODCAST]

Legal marketing can be tricky, and there are many challenges that present themselves whether you are doing online or print marketing. However, there are also numerous opportunities for legal marketing to bring new clients into a law firm. Russell Guest discusses legal marketing challenges & opportunities for 2016.John McDougall: Hi, I'm John McDougall, and welcome to the Legal Marketing Review show on National Law Review. Today I'm with Russell Guest of the Law Office of Guest & Brady, a personal injury law firm in Greenville, South Carolina.Welcome, Russell.Russell Guest: Thank you John. It's good to be here today.Biggest Legal Marketing Challenges for 2016John: Likewise. What are your biggest legal marketing challenges for 2016?Russell: People are increasingly going online to find services they're looking for, and this is true for legal services as well.We're growing up in a culture that's so attuned to finding things [online]. [They find solutions … [Read more...] about 2016 Legal Marketing Challenges and Opportunities with Russell Guest

Social networking has seen a sharp increase in new users who were born before 1964. It is no longer unusual to find a status-updating Baby Boomer. In fact, the Pew Internet Project estimates that 72% of adults who surf the Web maintain social network profiles.Search engines are paying increasing attention to signals from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networks– considering them to be strong indicators of social proof.Google+ is the first social network run by a search engine and the first social platform to directly impact rankings. To reach this growing demographic of adult Social Media users, and to enjoy the benefits social networks can have on your search presence, your law firm should consider investing in social networking.For example, one major law firm’s Facebook page, Belluck & Fox’s Mesothelioma Help, enjoys a wide reach of more than 6,000 likes consisting primarily of people ages 45 to 54 (16%), 55 to 64 … [Read more...] about Social Media is Booming; Don’t Get Left Behind

Listen as we speak this week with John McDougall, CEO of McDougall Interactive, on content marketing for law firms. Nicole Minnis: Hi. This is Nicole Minnis again, with the National Law Review. I'm here today with John McDougall, president of McDougall Interactive and author of LegalMarketingReview.com.We spoke last time about Authority Marketing and thought leadership for law firms, so be sure to check out a link to that podcast. But today, we're going to be talking about content marketing for law firms. Welcome back, John.John McDougall: How you doing? Nicole: I am doing great. How are you? John: Excellent. Nicole: We had a great time last time. Tell me, why are eBooks and the top of the funnel calls to action important? John: A lot of people with website marketing make the mistake of expecting customers to only call them on the phone or fill out a form. When you don't have a top of the … [Read more...] about Content Marketing for Law Firms with John McDougall of McDougall Interactive [PODCAST]